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'Captain' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan and Arya produced the film through his studio 'The Show People', associating with Think Studios. The film stars Arya, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Simran. The film's music and score is composed by D. Imman, with cinematography handled by S. Yuva and editing done by Pradeep E. Ragav. It is inspired from John McTiernan's film 'Predator'.

The film was scheduled to be released in theatres on 8 September 2022.

Premise



Vetriselvan, an Indian Army Captain and his team, are appointed a mission, to investigate a particular area in the forest, Sector-42. Due to a high amount of unusual activity happening in this area for the past 50 years, nobody has dared to step foot in the area. After arriving at the forest, Vetri learns from Dr. Keerthi, that an alien, Minotaur, has been residing in the forest and is responsible for the activities. How does Vetri and his team, with the help of Dr. Keerthi, eradicate the alien forms the crux of the plot.

Cast



*Arya as Captain Vetriselvan

*Aishwarya Lekshmi as Kavya

*Simran as Dr. Keerthi

*Kavya Shetty as Rekha

*Harish Uthaman as Karthi Devan, Vetri's teammate

*Raj Bharath

*Gokulnath

*Thiagarajan

*Malavika Avinash

*Vincent Asokan

*Adithya Menon

Production



The film was tentatively titled as 'Arya33'. On 18 November 2021, the film's official title was unveiled as 'Captain' with Shakti Sounder Rajan as their director, which marks his second collaboration with Arya after 'Teddy'. Aishwarya Lekshmi was cast in as the female lead opposite Arya which marks their first collaboration while other actors and actresses like Simran, Harish Uthaman, Kavya Shetty and Gokul Anand appear in other pivotal roles. Principal photography of the film began on 25 October 2021 and wrapped up on 13 February 2022.

Music



D. Imman composed the soundtrack and background score of the film while collaborating with Arya for the third time after 'Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga' and 'Teddy' and Director Shakti Soundar Rajan for fourth time after 'Miruthan', 'Tik Tik Tik' and 'Teddy'. In June 10, music director and singer Yuvan Shankar Raja has announced that he will be singing for one of the songs in the film. The aforementioned track was titled "Ninaivugal" that was released as a single on 25 July 2022. The second single "Kylaa" was released on 11 August 2022. The third single "Akkrinai Naan" was released on 26 August 2022. The last single " You Are A Fighter was released on 5 September 2022. The entire soundtrack album was released on 7 September 2022.



Release



Theatrical

The film was scheduled to be released in theatres on 8 September 2022, coinciding with Onam. The distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu were acquired by Udhayanidhi Stalin under the banner of Red Giant Movies.

Home media

The post-theatrical streaming and satellite rights of the film are bagged by ZEE5 and Zee Tamil.

Reception



Critical reception

M. Suganth of 'The Times of India' who gave 2 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that,"The same can be said of the film, too - an underwhelming, underwritten action movie". Janani K of 'India Today' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "'Captain' is an underwritten film which needed much more substance and attention to detail to capture the audience". Kirubhakar Purushothaman of 'The Indian Express' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "'Captain' is not as excruciating as director Shakti Soundar Rajans previous ventures like 'Miruthan' or 'Tik Tik Tik', but those are just poor yardsticks to measure films". Siby Jeyya of the 'India Herald' said, "Crisp, potent music and sound really add to the experience. Although the acting is little, it is necessary for the tale in terms of context". Bhavana Sharma of 'Pinkvilla' who gave 3 stars out out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that, "Despite a few silly points, this film is worth watching for an adrenaline rush". Sowmya Rajendran of 'The News Minute' gave the films rating 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film is just under two hours long, but it feels like an age by the time it comes to an end."

References




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